Sunak appoints UK Music chief as his new director of strategy August 31, 2023 UK Music chief executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin is to step down from his role to become Rishi Sunak’s new director of strategy.
Claire Coutinho replaces Grant Shapps as energy secretary August 31, 2023 Claire Coutinho has been appointed energy secretary in a promotion to a top cabinet role, amid a mini-reshuffle of the Prime Minister’s core team. It follows Grant Shapps moving over to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) after defence secretary Ben Wallace resigned from cabinet ahead of stepping down as an MP at the next general [...]
Grant Shapps replaces Ben Wallace as defence secretary taking fifth post in a year August 31, 2023 Grant Shapps has been made defence secretary, in a mini-reshuffle sparked by predecessor Ben Wallace stepping down from cabinet. It comes after Wallace announced in July he would be leaving the role and stepping down as an MP as the next election – after a political career spanning almost a quarter century. Shapps, who has [...]
Rishi Sunak won’t offer further support to motorists hit by ULEZ charges August 31, 2023 Rishi Sunak has ruled out offering further support to motorists hit by the expanded ULEZ charges across London. The Prime Minister told GB News the policy was the “sole responsibility” of Labour and criticised the scheme as not “the right priority”. His comments come the day after the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) charging scheme [...]
Brexit border checks on food delayed for fifth time August 29, 2023 The implementation of post-Brexit border checks on food products coming from the EU has been delayed for a fifth time.
Pimlico Plumbers founder says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and calls for policy to be binned August 29, 2023 Plumbing tycoon Charlie Mullins says he will pay nurses’ ULEZ charges and called for the scheme to be “abolished immediately”.
Labour more trusted than Tories on Brexit and the economy, new poll finds August 29, 2023 Voters place more trust in Labour than the Conservatives on issues including the economy, tax policies, Brexit and unemployment, new polling has revealed. Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party secured a higher trust rating than the Tories on nine out of ten issues that voters were polled on by YouGov for The Times. Prime Minister Rishi [...]
James Cleverly to make landmark China visit in bid to ‘protect UK national security’ August 29, 2023 Foreign secretary James Cleverly will make a landmark visit to China on Wednesday in a bid to reaffirm the UK’s protection of national security. Cleverly, who is currently in the Philippines, will fly to Beijing on August 30 for high-level talks with top officials including vice president Han Zheng and foreign affairs minister Wang Yi. [...]
Sunak’s China strategy set for first real test as Cleverly prepares for Beijing trip August 28, 2023 Cleverly is widely expected to fly to Beijing this week, marking the first visit to China by a UK foreign secretary in five years.
Nadine Dorries QUITS as Tory MP with scathing attack on PM Rishi Sunak August 26, 2023 Nadine Dorries has resigned her parliamentary seat with a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, accusing him of “demeaning his office by opening the gates to whip up a public frenzy” against her. The Tory former minister had announced in June that she would quit the Commons with “immediate effect” in protest at not getting a [...]